Vesicoureteral reflux-associated hydronephrosis in a dialysis patient treated with percutaneous nephrostomy

Mild Postnatal Hydronephrosis Is Not Associated With Increased Vesicoureteral Reflux

Background: Antenatal hydronephrosis is known to be associated with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). However, the incidence of VUR in postnatally diagnosed hydronephrosis is unknown. Hypothesis: The prevalence of VUR is increased in infants diagnosed with hydronephrosis on postnatal ultrasonography. Methods: Infants admitted to our NICU between January 1998 and September 2007 and diagnosed with hyd...

Prevesical Calcification and Hydronephrosis in a Girl Treated for Vesicoureteral Reflux

The endoscopic STING procedure using Deflux is a common and minimal invasive treatment for vesicoureteral reflux. Herein we present the case of an 11-year-old girl with loin pain and de novo hydronephrosis and megaureter on the left. Ultrasound and plain abdominal X-ray demonstrated a calcification at the ureterovesical junction. She had been treated with Deflux injections 5 years before. The c...

Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate With Percutaneous Nephrostomy Into the Transplanted Kidney in Patient With Severe Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia With Vesicoureteral Reflux – A Case Report

A 66-year-old male, who had received renal transplantation 10 years before, was admitted to our hospital with urinary retention. The prostate volume was 169.2 ml. Furthermore, grade 5 vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) was shown in the cystography. Holmium laser enucleation of prostate (HoLEP) was performed, and percutaneous nephrostomy to the transplanted kidney was performed simultaneously to preven...

Is joint hypermobility associated with vesicoureteral reflux?

Which is better in patients with hydronephrosis before radical cystectomy—percutaneous nephrostomy versus internal ureteral stents

tau.amegroups.com © Translational Andrology and Urology. All rights reserved. Urothelial bladder cancer (UBC) is the second most common type of malignancy in the urinary tract with high frequency of recurrence and high progression rate (1). European Urology Association (EAU) guidelines recommend radical cystectomy (RC) for muscle invasive bladder cancer or non-muscle invasive bladder cancer at ...